Red Hat Security Advisory: leapp-repository security update
Affects Red Hat leapp-repositorySource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 03:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.3 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9leapp-repository | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Supportleapp-repository | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8leapp-repository | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1leapp-repository-openstack | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for the leapp-repository package that fixes this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support versions should apply the update as soon as possible following the guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2026-75092) affecting the leapp-repository component in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 has been addressed. The flaw involves the leapp-upgrade-el9toel10 tool's scan_mysql function, which runs mysqld --validate-config as root and can load mysql-writable plugins, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized code execution. Red Hat has released an important security update to fix this issue across multiple architectures and variants of RHEL 9.